Lord Highlander

  Chapter 498 497. Knight Territory Monument

  This time, Suldak led the team into the Pustule Mountain. In addition to a large amount of cassava, the carriage also had some reed mats, sunshade cloth and other materials.

Luke led several young villagers to put reed mats on the low wall surrounded by stones, which became the simplest work shed, and covered it with a layer of black sunshade cloth to block the flying volcanic ash from the work shed. Besides, it's just that if the lungs inhale a large amount of volcanic ash, they will get a lung disease that is difficult to cure.

At the beginning, the villagers who mined sulfur mines in the rocky area wore scarves. Later, when Selina came to the sulfur mine in the rocky area, she saw that the villagers had to wear scarves even when they were sleeping. Suggested to the old village chief to cover the tent with a layer of sunshade cloth that can block the volcanic ash, so that at least you don't have to cover your face when you sleep at night.

  Later, the mining villagers used stones to build several roofless work sheds, and those low tents gradually became useless.

Suldak led two hundred kobold slaves into the mine in the rocky area. These sheds can be used after a little tidying up, and this time they also brought reed mats to spread in the sheds. The living conditions are better than last autumn. much better.

  The scariest thing on Pustule Mountain is water, but since the magic scroll of gathering water is available, this problem has been solved easily.

The most difficult thing is the natural environment here. The volcanic ash flying all over the sky, the river of lava flowing wantonly, and occasionally encountering fire monsters such as salamanders make this place full of dangers. Only local people like Luke know that the pustule The flames of the crater have been burning for nearly a hundred years, but they have never erupted, except for occasional rivers of lava flowing from the top of the mountain.

The kobold slaves sat obediently in the shed. These kobolds had fluffy hair and had little communication with each other. They sat silently on the reed mat. Only when they drank water would they walk to the bucket at the door of the shed. Will sit back in place.

  Seeing that the mining area has settled down, fearing that Luke and the five villagers would not be able to suppress the two hundred kobold slaves, Suldak asked Andrew to stay.

   What is most lacking in the sulfur mine is not food, but water. Suldak gave Luke a magic rune board of the water gathering technique. This kind of metal magic rune board consumes magic crystal fragments when it is running. As long as it is replaced in time after the mana of the magic crystal fragments is exhausted, this A magic rune tablet can be used continuously. In addition, Suldak also gave Luke two water-gathering magic scrolls for emergencies.

  The magic metal rune plate and the magic scroll were bought in the magic store in Bena City before he went to the Maca plane. The war between the planes ended in the Maca plane without a few times.

  After dealing with these matters, Suldak left the sulfur mine in the rocky area with Samira, Gulitum, and Aphrodite.

Looking at the volcano towering like a black chimney, the top of the mountain is covered with gray clouds and thick smoke billows. Rivers of dark red lava flow down from the mountain, but when they reach the mountainside, the surface slowly cools down, forming layers of ash Rock crust and lava undercurrent.

The surface of this underground lava river is covered with a layer of black shiny stone shell, which looks very hard, but in some places the hard shell has just formed, and when one steps in, it will easily collapse and shatter, causing both feet to fall into the lava. , very dangerous.

   Standing next to a dark lava river, it is the sulfur mine in a large rocky area of ​​this diverted dark lava river.

   "Captain, did you choose the knights here?" The elf archer asked Suldak with a thick scarf on his face.

"Well, although the land here is barren, there is a large area of ​​open-pit sulfur mines here. As long as these sulfur mines are transported out of here, the lives of the whole village will be changed." Suldak led the horse and walked forward for a few minutes. Stepping forward, he pointed to the rocky area that suddenly appeared in front of him, and said to Samira and the others.

  Aphrodite stood on a raised black rock, she gently lifted the black veil on her face, and smiled slightly at Suldak:

   "If it wasn't for hiking, I would have thought I was back in hell."

Suldak put his hand on his forehead and said to his subordinates: "This place is actually not as bad as it looks. These rivers of lava can flow into the abandoned land with a little guidance. Only the volcanic ash here is more troublesome to deal with." ..."

Suldak led the members of the security team to leave the sulfur mine in the rocky area, and spent nearly a week setting up twenty-nine boundary markers on the edge of the knights' collar according to the area marked on the sheepskin map. Find some eye-catching giant rocks, draw eye-catching arrows on them with white sap and lime powder, and write the words 'Suldak Knight Collar' under the huge rocks.

  The northern part of Pustule Mountain is connected to the Pagros Mountains, and a part of the area passes through the peak of the volcano, and there is no boundary marker there yet.

But no matter what, the boundary markers of the knights' collar have been erected after all. Inside the boundary markers are all the land of Suldak, and the canonized knights are not hereditary, which means that in Suldak's lifetime, this place belongs to Suldak .

  Due to the barren land, Suldak's knight collar is much larger than ordinary knight collar. After erecting the boundary marker, he suddenly found that he has such a large piece of land, and Suldak's heart is full of mixed feelings.

   "Let's go, let's go back to the Luanshi Mountain mining area!" Suldak said to his subordinates.

   "Captain, are we going to patrol here in the future to maintain law and order?" On the way back to the sulfur mine in the rocky area, the ogre Gullitum asked a little uneasy.

  Sulda grabbed the reins of the horse and stopped. The volcanic ash in this area was almost a foot thick. Whether it was an ogre or a Gubolai horse, it was very difficult to walk on it. He even considered whether to buy a few camels.

Suldak thought for a while and said: "Most of the time, we won't. We are mainly responsible for more than a dozen natural villages near Wall Village, preventing robbers from plundering and attacking the villagers there. As for my knight leader , I don’t think there will be any bandits who can’t think of coming here!”

   The ogre Gulitum breathed a sigh of relief when he heard what Suldak said. He patted his chest and said, "Oh, that's good, the environment here is really terrible!"

  …

When returning to the sulfur mine again, the second batch of materials from Wall Village just arrived at the mine. Luke was standing in the compartment of a truck, directing dozens of kobold slaves to carry cassava, scones and some Dried vegetables, this group of kobold slaves is obviously in much better condition than a week ago, maybe because they are full, the fluff all over their bodies looks very smooth, although their movements are slower, but no one is lazy.

   "Unload the last cart of cassava before you can rest..." Luke shouted loudly, "Whoever moves the most will be rewarded with a wheat bran pancake for dinner!"

The kobold slaves came out of the rocky area one after another with rattan baskets on their backs, and recorded the quantity of sulfur mines delivered at the temporary warehouse. Then they put down the rattan baskets and joined the army of unloading trucks. Ke stipulates that these kobold slaves must dig out a certain amount of sulfur mines to be eligible for dinner. Obviously these kobold slaves have rich mining experience and can complete their daily tasks on time. Even where the villagers have dug, kobold slaves will re-excavate some sulfur mines.

   "Dak, I found out that this group of kobolds are born to be a group of miners. It won't be long before we can completely hollow out this area." Luke said to Suldak excitedly.

  He took Suldak to see the harvest of the last week. A large pile of sulfur mines was piled up outside Luke's residence, just like a hill.

The four-wheeled trucks that had finished unloading supplies gathered here. A group of kobold slaves were loading sulfur mines into the trucks. They looked much more efficient, and every kobold slave looked good, at least their numb and empty gazes were restored. A glimmer of brilliance was restored.

"When I return to Wall Village, I will return to Hailansa City to complete the rest of my studies. The kobolds here will be managed by you. Be careful. If there is anything wrong, you must give up here decisively. I will talk about everything when I come back. Don't try to be brave." Suldak glanced at the majestic Pustules Mountain, and he was a little worried about the salamanders that might come out of the mountain at any time.

  Luke didn't care much, and said to Suldak confidently: "Got it, I will manage this group of kobolds well, Dak."

When it was time for dinner, Luke and his party became cooks again. Two villagers carried a large pot and poured the boiled cassava porridge into a large wooden barrel. Luke held a spoon in his hand and stood Behind the big wooden barrel, the group of kobold slaves lined up in a long line. Each kobold slave had a big wooden bowl in his hand. Luke put a spoonful of cassava porridge into the bowl, and another villager He actually grabbed a piece of salted radish from another big wooden basin and distributed it to these kobolds.

  Andre walked up to Suldak at this time, and Suldak asked him, "These kobolds have been so honest these days?"

   "It's been like this for a while." Andrew wore a thick scarf around his neck, and didn't wear armor on his upper body. He was naked with a bronze upper body and a pair of trousers. His outfit was as unique as it could be.

  Suldak patted Andrew on the shoulder and said: "Tomorrow we will return to Wall Village. You, Samira, Gulitum and I will return to Hailansa City with me. We have to report back to the guard camp."

   "Then here...?" Andrew asked a little worried.

   "Leave it to Luke for the time being." Suldak said firmly.

  …

  Early the next morning, Suldak took the members of the security team and left with the four-wheeled carriage full of sulfur mines, and returned to Wall Village.

When passing the Beigou Grassland, a large piece of 'thirsty not dying' has grown on the bank where the last bit of water is temporarily stored at the bottom of the ditch. This is the most common weed in this barren land. Except for gazelle, other animals are Don't eat this kind of weeds that are full of thorns and have few leaves.

   Sure enough, on the side of the Beigou grassland, Suerdak found a group of gazelles in the village, and a half-grown child was lying on the sunny **** with his eyes closed to bask in the sun.

  Aphrodite looked at the pasture with great interest. Since she walked out of the range of Pustule Mountain, her mood has improved again.

At the lower reaches of the river bend, a large group of kobold slaves are digging a river in full swing. According to Suldak's idea, if he wants to control the large tidal flats in the lower reaches of the river bend, he must dig an artificial canal next to the tidal flats. In the rainy season, the abundant rainwater gathered here from both sides of the valley is diverted away, so that the large tidal flats here can become fertile land.

At the end of this artificial canal is a large natural crack. It is more than ten miles away from Wall Village, and two sloping fields have to be dug in the middle. It is not that the old village head Brett did not think about treating this tidal flat. However, the amount of work was already huge and they were halfway through. Now Suldak suddenly brought back more than a thousand kobold slaves. Except for 200 kobold slaves who were sent to the sulfur mine at the foot of Bump Mountain, the rest of the kobold slaves were all taken by the old man. The village head decisively invested in the project of digging artificial canals.

When Suldak and his party returned to Wall Village, eight hundred kobolds had dug nearly two kilometers of artificial canals in the river bend. This section was the easiest section to dig because of the accumulation of a lot of silt and sand. It will be more difficult in the back, especially the two sloping lands passing in the middle, where the feet are almost covered with limestone layers. I am afraid that it will take chisels and hammers to dig out bit by bit.

  Actually, Suldak had other ideas. He was wondering if he could make black powder, and he still knew the basics of mononitrate, disulfide, and charcoal.

   It is said that an alchemy potion similar to black powder appeared in the age of Hex technology, but with the demise of the goblin age, black powder was not handed down. If this thing is used to blow up the river, it is estimated that opening the river will be much easier.

However, although the Green Empire does not have black powder, there is another substitute - the fire scale bomb. When guarding the city of Wojmara, Suldak also saw the power of this fire scale bomb. It was like a Molotov cocktail filled with gasoline. After being ignited, it was thrown out, and then exploded with a 'bang', a huge spark was splashed, and everything touched by the fire scale bomb would burn.

Whether it is the fire scale bomb or the development of black powder, Suldak feels that this kind of professional work should be done by professionals. After returning to Hailansa City, he will find a chance to meet Ferdinand scholar. Maybe he I will give myself some good suggestions, maybe I will be inspired by myself and develop black powder directly...

  ‘It’s better to keep the recipe of this big killer in your own hands. ’ thought Suldak.

The entrance of Wall Village has become a bustling market. The four-wheeled trucks of some horse-drawn carriages have brought a lot of cassava, which has greatly exceeded Suldak’s expectations. Now the old village head has built five stalls at the entrance of the village. Big warehouses, each big warehouse is almost full of cassava, which is probably enough for these kobold slaves to eat for two or three months.

  However, there are still some four-wheeled carriages full of cassava at the mountain pass, and they continue to drive over from Hailansa City, bringing a lot of cassava.

The old village head, Brett, was sitting on a chair with a sad face, surrounded by a group of businessmen, and a dozen or so carriages were piled up with cassava. Selina was standing behind the old village head, holding an account book , it seems that the atmosphere of the negotiation is not very good...

  (end of this chapter)